Title 38 — Educational Institutions.
65 chapters · 836 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 38-1301 Purpose
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the protection, education, and welfare of the citizens of the District of Columbia and its students, by: (1) Establishing minimum standards concerning the quality of postsecondary education, ethical and business practices, health and …
D.C. Code § 38-1302 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Agent” means any person owning any interest in, employed by, or representing for remuneration, an educational institution, whether such institution is located within or outside the District, and who solicits or offers to enroll in the Distri…
D.C. Code § 38-1303 Higher Education Licensure Commission — Established
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There is established for the District of Columbia a Higher Education Licensure Commission (“Commission”) which shall license postsecondary educational institutions subject to this chapter and their agents, ensure authenticity and legitimacy of the educational institutions, serve …
D.C. Code § 38-1304 Higher Education Licensure Commission — Composition; terms; vacancies; meetings; compensation
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(a) The Commission shall consist of 5 members who shall be appointed by the Mayor. (b) Each member of the Commission shall be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia and shall serve for a term of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed to the Commission, 3 me…
D.C. Code § 38-1305 Higher Education Licensure Commission — Transfer of positions; personnel; establishment of panels
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(a) There shall be transferred to the Commission such positions and their funding that formerly were assigned to the Board of Higher Education for the approval and licensure of post-secondary institutions. (b) Personnel shall be appointed and compensation fixed in accordance with…
D.C. Code § 38-1306 Higher Education Licensure Commission — Regulations; review of licensed institutions; validity of current licenses
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(a) Reserved. (b)(1) The Commission shall license degree granting institutions and institutions that give instruction that result in credit toward a degree as follows: (A) A provisional license shall be awarded to every institution upon initial licensure, which shall be for such …
D.C. Code § 38-1307 Higher Education Licensure Commission — Functions
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In addition to those duties specified in other sections of this chapter, the Commission shall: (1) Advise the Mayor and the Council with respect to the postsecondary educational needs of the District of Columbia; (2) File with the Mayor and the Council quarterly reports relating …
D.C. Code § 38-1308 Supplemental funding
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The Mayor and the Council shall be authorized to obtain supplemental funding for the Commission. The Council shall approve the receipt of any such supplemental funding.
D.C. Code § 38-1309 Postsecondary educational institution; requirements
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(a) No person or postsecondary educational institution incorporated in the District of Columbia or outside of the District of Columbia shall operate a postsecondary educational institution in the District of Columbia, offer postsecondary education, have the power to grant or conf…
D.C. Code § 38-1310 Exempt institutions
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(a) The following types of educational institutions or activities are excluded from the coverage of this chapter: (1) Courses of instruction not purporting to lead to a degree conducted by any person solely for the training of the employees of the person, and for which no fee is …
D.C. Code § 38-1311 Bond or surety requirement; Mayor to issue rules
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The Mayor may promulgate rules, subject to review by the Council as provided in § 38-1306(a), to establish a bond or surety requirement not to exceed $250,000 per institution based on the number of students and cost of instruction and $3,000 per agent. The bond or security for th…
D.C. Code § 38-1312 Violations; penalties
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(a) Any person or persons who, directly or indirectly, participate in, aid, or assist in offering postsecondary education or the operation of a postsecondary educational institution by any unlicensed individual or individuals, association, or institution, or by any individual or …
D.C. Code § 38-1313 Transfer of the Higher Education Licensure Commission from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to the State Education Office
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(a) All positions, personnel, property, records and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations and other funds available or to be made available to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs that support the functions of the Higher Education Licensure Commission, e…